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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
Sentence Structure
I'm an English teacher in Thailand and I am currently writing report cards for my students. The head of my academic department and I have not seen eye to eye on a few of the sentences I have made and I was wondering If anyone could shed any light on these for me.
"********** has done very well in the second half of this academic year, and this is down to his greater participation. "
(my boss would prefer "... academic year.This is down to his greater participation.")
"I was though, very happy to see the extra effort pay off in his written exams, bettering his last score of 75% with 85% this year."
Thanks
Will
"********** has done very well in the second half of this academic year, and this is down to his greater participation. "
(my boss would prefer "... academic year.This is down to his greater participation.")
"I was though, very happy to see the extra effort pay off in his written exams, bettering his last score of 75% with 85% this year."
Thanks
Will
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Neither seems particularly felicitous to me. has done very well in the second half of this academic year, and this is because of his greater participation. However, his extra effort paid off in his written exams: he bettered his last score of 75% with 85% this year.
- Neither seems particularly felicitous to me.
- has done very well in the second half of this academic year, and this is because of his greater participation.
- However, his extra effort paid off in his written exams: he bettered his last score of 75% with 85% this year.
- The report is about the student, not you.
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Neither seems particularly felicitous to me.
...has done very well in the second half of this academic year, and this is because of his greater participation.
However, his extra effort paid off in his written exams: he bettered his last score of 75% with 85% this year.
The report is about the student, not you.
...has done very well in the second half of this academic year, and this is because of his greater participation.
However, his extra effort paid off in his written exams: he bettered his last score of 75% with 85% this year.
The report is about the student, not you.
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"********** has done very well in the second half of this academic year, and this is down to his greater participation. "
(my boss would prefer "... academic year.This is down to his greater participation.")
Both versions are fine. I slightly prefer yours.
'Is down to' is a British idiom. In Canada, I'd say 'is due to'.
(my boss would prefer "... academic year.This is down to his greater participation.")
Both versions are fine. I slightly prefer yours.
'Is down to' is a British idiom. In Canada, I'd say 'is due to'.
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